Nightly News   |  August 08, 2012

Hillary Clinton lets loose in South Africa

During the secretary of state’s latest trip she danced the night away at a dinner in Johannesburg. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> but seriousness during secretary of state clinton's trip to south africa this week. first of all, she's been dancing up a storm. probably a welcomed release in an exhausting job. at the latest celebration last night, the beat got intense and some near grinding broke out. the kind of thing dean could only dream about in his day. later at a speech at the university of the western cape , she talked about the strength she received from nelson mandela back when she was first lady and the clintons were under daily political attack. she said, quote, i was beginning to get pretty hard inside. i was beginning to think, who do they think they are. what can i do to get even, close quote. she talked about mandela's lesson of shedding bitterness and working toward reconciliation.